2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MATH 1112 - Business Calculus


Prerequisite: MATH 1108  or successful completion of qualifying placement test by the mathematics department. This course is designed to improve the quantitative reasoning skills of business students.  It focuses on fundamentals of derivation and integration with an emphasis on modeling and problem-solving within the context of business decision making. Topics include an introduction to the differential and integral calculus of elementary functions encountered in business mathematics, including polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and composite functions, along with the development of problem solving techniques, such as graphing, limits, rates of change, optimization, marginal analysis, and growth and decay models that are essential in business or financial mathematics. 3 credits